Hairdressing device



Dec. 15, 1925- 1,565,588 C. F. PORTER HAIR DRESSING DEVICE Filed March22, 1921 anoentoz Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED, STATES.

; 1,565,588 TENT OFFICE- CHARLES r. PORTER, or NEW YORK, 11. 1:; SARAHHARRIETT PORTER, EXECUTRIX OF SAID CHARLES F. PORTER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.I

Application ine'af March '22 1321.

To (all whom, it may concern: g

Be it known that I, CHARLES? F. PORTER, a citizen of the United States,and a resi dent of New York city, in the county ofNew York and State ofNew York, have invented.

in the desired arrangement or by the appli cation of heat.-

Heretofore, a wave or curl has been im'' parted to a strand of hair bywrapping it upon a base member and holding it thereon by means of anelastic band, butsuch elastic banas deteriorate, break under. the"ten'-'sion required and become entangled in'the hair. so has a harmful effecton the gray hair.

It is an object of my invention to provide a device for waving orcurling a strand of hair which is simple and durable and will not becomeentangled in the hair or exert a harmful effect thereupon and which willnot deteriorate.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for waving or curlinga strand of hair which will firmly clasp and retain the strand in thedesired and necessary arrangement and which will be simple but effectivein its application and removal.

Other and further objects and advantages of my invention appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification and will be pointed outin thehereunto appended claims.

In the drawings in which like'reference characters refer to similarparts:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the device embodying my inventionshowing one manner of wrapping a strand of hair thereupon;

Figs. 2, 3 and 4: are detailed views.

In the drawings which illustrate one form of my invention for thepurpose of disclos- The rubber of such elastic bands 'al DECEASEDASSIGNOR TO'SARAH H. CRAWFORD, OF

' HliIRDRnssING DE ICE.

serial "no. 454,362

ing thesame, a waving member 1 shown in detail i'n' Flgs. 2 and 3 isadapted to have wrapped upon 1t a strand of hair 6 for 11npartingthereto the desired curl or Wave; To make a uniform wave the member 1should be uniform throughout its'vlength and of a circular,elipticahoval or other rounded cross section, 1t being substantially alength of a rod having such a shape. The

hair may be wrapped in anywell known manner to secure the desiredeffect, the man-' ner of wrapping the hair forming no part of myinvention. An embracing or retaining member2 isprovided for firmlyholding the hair wrapped upon the} base mane ber 1'. The embracingmember 2 'is con nected to the base niember l so as to be readilydetachable therefrom. The embracing member 2 is resilient and preferablyincludes .a curved portion, the resiliency operating to draw the endstowards each other- The, means whereby the embracing member and the basemember are connected is rendered effective by the resiliency of theembracingv member 2. In theembodiment of my invention herein describedthe connecting means comprises a slot 3* in the end'of the base member 1through which the embracin member 2 'or an off-set portiont thereofextends. The embracing member provided preferably at its ends withretaining portions so that the portions of the embracing member whichextend through the slots and are held therein by the resiliency of anembracing member will be retained within the slots against the pressureexisting between the strand of hair 6 and the embracing member 2. Whenthe resilient retaining member 2 is a small wire, as shown in thedrawings, the sharp ends unprotected would be injurious to the wearer.Thus the portions 5 perform a double function. The resiliency of theembracing member 2 permits the off-set portions l to be spread apart sothat there may be readily positioned within and removed from the slots 3and this resilience also exerts pressure on the strand of hair 6 so asto hold it in place and impart to it the desired wave or curl.

It will be apparent from the above description that a hair dressingdevice embodying my invention is simple, durable, eflective and readilyoperative.

IVhile I have described and shown specific details of the constructionof any invention, it is to be understood that I am not limited theretobut that my invention is described by the hereunto appended I claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In adevice of the class described, a member adapted to have a strand of hairwrapped upon it andhaving notches in .its ends, and normally curved aresilient hair embracing member extending through a notch in each end ofsaid first named member and having retaining parts at its ends, saidembracing member being held in said notches by its resilience.

2. In a device .of the class described, a member adapted to have ,astrand of hair wrapped upon it and having notches in its ends, and ,aresilient hair embracing part having a curve therein and extendingthrough said notches in the ends of said first member and provided atits .ends with retaining parts.

3. In a hair waver a member adapted .to have a strand of hair wrappedupon it and having'notches across its ends, and ahair retaining memberof resilient metal and comprising a normally curved hair engagingportion and integral end "portions substantially at right angles to saidhail-engaging portions and adapted to fit in said notches and to be heldtherein by the resilience of said hair engaging portion, said .endportions having retaining parts at their extremities to prevent themfrom slidingthrough said notches.

4:. In a device of the class described, a member adapted to have astrand of hair wrapped upon it and having notches in its ends, and aresilient hair retaining member extending -;through and beyond a notchin each end of said first named member and having retaining parts on itsends.

5. Ahair waver having, in combination, a hair waving member and a hairretaining element, the waving member having the form of a rod of roundedcross section and having transverse notches in the ends thereof, theretaining element being a length having resilient material therein, saidlength having its major portion spanning substantially ,the length ofthe waving member, and having its ends pass substantially at rightangles to the major portion through and beyond the notches, wherein theyare held by the resiliency of the retaining element and enlargements onsaid ends to retain said ends in the notches.

.6. A hair waver having, in combination, a waving member and a hairretaining element, the waving member having the form of a rod of roundedcross section and having an end with a transverse notch therein, theretaining element being a length having resilient material therein andhaving its major portion adapted to span substantially the length of thewaving member, said element having one end substantially at right anglesto the major portion, said end being adapted to pass through and beyondthe notch where-- in it is held by the resiliency of the'element, anenlargement on said end beyond the notch and means to hold the oppositeend of the element resiliently to the corresponding end of the wavingmember.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES F. PORTER.

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that the assignee in Letters Patent No.1,565,588, granted December 15, 1925, upon the application of Charles F.-Porter, of New York, N. Y. (Saran Harriett Porter executrix of saidCharles F. Porter, deceased), for an improvement in HairdressingDevices, was erroneously described and specified as Sarah H. CrawfordWhereas said assi nee should have been described and s ecified as SarahH. Porter, as shown by the records of assignments in this office; page2, line 73, claim 6, after the Word notch insert a comma; and that thesaid Letters Patent should be read With these corrections therein thatthe same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 22d day of June, A. D. 1926. f

[SEAL] M; J. MOORE,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

